The winners of the National Feature Length Films category of the 21st edition of the International Golden Boll Film Festival have been announced. The Best Film Award was given to Nesimi Yetik's 'Toz Ruhu'Mavi Boncuk |
Organized by the Adana Metropolitan Municipality, the 21st International Golden Boll Film Festival took place at Çukurova University Congress Center. Nida Karabol, director of photography Gökhan Tiryaki, director Mahmut Fazıl Coskun, musician Tamer Çıray and actors Ahu Türkpençe and Ayberk Pekcan performed jury duty under the presidency of director Reha Erdem. The event, which was hosted by Sebnem Dönmez and Mehmet Aslan, kicked off with a parade of famous stars on the red carpet. The ceremony continued with the announcements of the winners of the National Student Films Competition and the Mediterranean Countries Short Films Competition.
Yetik's "Spirit of Dust," which won the Best Film award, also received Best Actor and Best Art Director awards. The Golden Boll for Best Director, Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Music, Best Director of Photography and Best Editing went to "Deniz Seviyesi" (Things I Cannot Tell). Directed by Onur Aydın, "Silsile" (Sequence) received Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actor and Promising Actor awards. The Adana Audience Award was given to Gülay Kuris, the producer of "Yagmur: Kıyamet Çiçegi" (Rain: the Flower of Doomsday).
Yılmaz Güney award went to Murat Düzgünoglu for his film "Neden Tarkovski Olamıyorum" (Why Can't I be Tarkovsky). Düzgünoglu said although shooting a film is a tough process; that is not the case for him, as he was very happy during the period in which he shot the film.
Director Yetik, who also took his award from Sözlü said they shot "Spirit of Dust" in tough conditions. He dedicated his award to his friend Selman Karaca who committed suicide at the age of 25. Cüneyt Arkın went up to the stage to present the Best Actress awards to Damla Sönmez (Things I cannot Tell) and Deniz Özdogan (The Fish in Me).